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its taking recent college grads a year or more to get a job in their field, eventually you will, just keep at it. In the mean time you have to work any kind of job, even a menial job washing dishes. the worst thing on you resume is an employment gap. saying you were looking for a job full time doesnt work. You must work in some capacity and put in on your resume. Then, eventually you will find some kind of job in your field
If it's this easy, how come doesn't everyone go this route? I comb the job boards daily, and I rarely if ever see openings for apprentice positions in ANY field. I find that most people in these fields got in by knowing someone.
Right now, yes, it's almost as competitive as everything else, but not quite. There's still a large group of people who are not willing to take these jobs. If you put effort into applying to trade unions across the country, or taking vocational study courses to complete a certification, you would be in a much better position in terms of potential employment. I have years in my trade, and I still had to move to stay employed in my trade. Right now, you must be willing to go to the work, because it will not come to you.
I just talked to a guy today who was telling me they are screaming for iron workers. Guess what... There are none... They are getting too old and retiring! Now the bosses realize they have to train em if they want a future in the business. So go take some welding classes, apply to some unions, and loose your fear of heights. That college degree may come in handy, but skills are more tangible and can be a good thing to fall back on.
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It's possible, you just have to live in a neighborhood where there are daily "home invasions" lol
Is this a joke? You've described the typical Democrat utopia, where taxes are sky high. It is NOT cheap to live in a place like Detroit. Yea, the property is cheap, but that's about it. And the property is cheap for a very good reason.
Right now, yes, it's almost as competitive as everything else, but not quite. There's still a large group of people who are not willing to take these jobs. If you put effort into applying to trade unions across the country, or taking vocational study courses to complete a certification, you would be in a much better position in terms of potential employment. I have years in my trade, and I still had to move to stay employed in my trade. Right now, you must be willing to go to the work, because it will not come to you.
I just talked to a guy today who was telling me they are screaming for iron workers. Guess what... There are none... They are getting too old and retiring! Now the bosses realize they have to train em if they want a future in the business. So go take some welding classes, apply to some unions, and loose your fear of heights. That college degree may come in handy, but skills are more tangible and can be a good thing to fall back on.
Is this a joke? You've described the typical Democrat utopia, where taxes are sky high. It is NOT cheap to live in a place like Detroit. Yea, the property is cheap, but that's about it. And the property is cheap for a very good reason.
When the neighborhood is cheap to live in, the crime rate is higher.
My only advice would be to keep applying to places. Maybe spend a few hundreds to go to bar-tending school for a few weeks and land a bar-tending position at a fancy local country club where rich older folks like to relax. There you will get to network with drunk rich people who might be able to give you a job. However, it is hard to even get a bar-tending gig these days.
Sadly, bartending jobs all require experience these days too. I live in your general area, and every bartending job I've seen says 2+ years of bartending experience. Server jobs are the same way.
its taking recent college grads a year or more to get a job in their field, eventually you will, just keep at it. In the mean time you have to work any kind of job, even a menial job washing dishes. the worst thing on you resume is an employment gap. saying you were looking for a job full time doesnt work. You must work in some capacity and put in on your resume. Then, eventually you will find some kind of job in your field
I had friends in college who spent the better part of a year looking for a first job after greaduation back in the early 90's. It may be more magnified at the moment, but this is not a new phenomenon.
Even for "entry level" employers like to see that you have some type of prior work or volunteer experience. Even if you worked at McDonald's in high school and a work study situation in college, then a four month internship, it's better than someone with zero experience doing anything except being a student.
I would avoid hiring anyone with a degree who had never held any type of job/internship or performed a significant amount of formal volunteer work.
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